Sammanfattning

Scheffersomyces stipitis PJH was mutagenized by random integrative mutagenesis and the integrants were screened for lacking the ability to grow with glutamate as sole carbon source. One of the two isolated mutants was damaged in the COX5 gene, which encodes a subunit of the cytochrome c oxidase. BLAST searches in the genome of Sc. stipitis revealed that only one singular COX5 gene exists in Sc. stipitis, in contrast to Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where two homologous genes are present. Mutant cells had lost the ability to grow with the amino acids glutamate, proline or aspartate and other non-fermentable carbon sources, such as acetic acid and ethanol, as sole carbon sources. Biomass formation of the mutant cells in medium containing glucose or xylose as carbon source was lower compared with the wild-type cells. However, yields and specific ethanol formation of the mutant were much higher, especially under conditions of higher aeration. The mutant cells lacked both cytochrome c oxidase activity and cyanide-sensitive respiration, whereas ADH and PDC activities were distinctly enhanced. SHAM-sensitive respiration was obviously essential for the fermentative metabolism, because SHAM completely abolished growth of the mutant cells with both glucose or xylose as carbon source. Copyright. (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Nyckelord

xylose fermentation; alternative oxidase; respiratory chain; non-fermentable carbon sources; COX5

Publicerad i

Yeast
2011, Volym: 28, nummer: 4, sidor: 309-320
Utgivare: WILEY-BLACKWELL

SLU författare

• Passoth, Volkmar

  • Institutionen för molekylära vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Jordbruksvetenskap
Biokemi och molekylärbiologi
Mikrobiologi


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/yea.1840

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